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hormisdas · c. 514 · score 0.02
Reply of the Senate of the City of Rome to the Emperor Anastasius Augustus. Delivered by Theopompus and Severianus, men of distinction. If the devotion of suppliants is always the first thing rulers look for, unconquered Emperor, and if the favor of one's lords is won by obedience alone, then you will surely recognize …
cassiodorus · c. 522 · score 0.02
King Theoderic to the Emperor Anastasius. [1] It befits us, most merciful Emperor, to seek peace, since we are known to have no cause for anger — for that man is already bound by his own conduct who is found unprepared for what is just. In every kingdom, tranquility ought to be desired, in which both peoples flourish a …
gregory_great · c. 599 · score 0.02
Here begins the letter of Rechared, King of the Goths, addressed to the blessed Gregory, Bishop of Rome. Rechared to the holy lord and most blessed pope, Bishop Gregory. When the Lord in His mercy led us to break away from the impious Arian heresy, and the holy Catholic Church received us into her arms on the true path …
augustine_hippo · c. 423 · score 0.02
Their advance is relentless. The cities that stand in their path will face siege, destruction, and massacre. The bishops in those cities will face the question you have asked me. My answer, for myself, is this: I will not flee. I cannot. My people cannot flee, and I will not leave them. If the Lord takes me, he takes m …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
None of this can be achieved without great labor and trouble. But let us call to mind the labors of those who went before us, and what we endure will not seem hard. For "through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22). And again: "We were pressed beyond measure, above our strength, so that we d …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
Gregory to Anastasius, Bishop of Antioch. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will (Luke 2:14) — for that great river which once left the rocky shores of Antioch dry has at last returned to its proper channel, watering the valleys below and bringing forth fruit, some thirty-fold, some sixty-f …
augustine_hippo · c. 423 · score 0.01
Augustine to Bishop Honoratus, greetings. You have asked me the most difficult practical question a bishop can face: when the barbarians approach, should the bishop flee? I have thought about this for a long time — longer than you might expect, because the question is not hypothetical for us in Africa. The barbarians a …